Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Ireland
Ireland: Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region was 4.2 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Ireland, 2003–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Ireland stood at 4.2. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.2% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Ireland peaked at 9.9 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.2, in 2020.
Ireland ranks 20th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.32 | 4.9 | 9.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More poverty & inequality data for Ireland
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.6 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 7,325 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 21.9 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.054 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 8.74 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0763 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0763 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0878 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1396 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Ireland?
- Severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Ireland was 4.2 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9 in 2012.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region?
- Ireland ranks 20th out of 33 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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